This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 615: Chapter 82: True Intent Showdown

Yan Fei’s decision was clearly his own and showed when he actively challenged Lu Qingshan. A look of surprise flashed unconsciously across the face of the Seventh Realm leader from the Western Domain…

The Eight-armed Vajra was long-renowned, perfected in the Material True Intent of the Perfection Realm.

The reason he had not broken through to Void Refining was that he planned to elevate another higher realm intent he was cultivating—the Giant Strength Intent to Primordial Intent—Strength True Intent, thus using both Primordial Intents to form his Dao seed.

In terms of both strength and spirit, this man was truly deserving of his second rank on the Yellow List.

Yan Fei stepped forward steadily and powerfully, stopping before Lu Qingshan, poised and respectful yet firm, and said in a deep voice, “Ever since I achieved great success with Material True Intent, I believed that no one in the Nascent Soul realm could match me.

Until a few years ago, an unexpected battle with your sect’s senior brother, Ji Chuan, and after a thousand moves, I lost under Ji Chuan’s sword and realized there are always greater masters, so I stopped my breakthrough and sought the Strength True Intent.”

Now that I’ve fortunately completed my cultivation of Strength True Intent, I intended to face Ji Chuan again in this grand magical combat tournament, but Ji Chuan didn’t show up.

I was initially uninterested, but then you appeared, Lu Qingshan, and you’re every bit as formidable as Ji Chuan was back then.”

Pausing, Yan Fei calmly said, “This grand magical combat tournament should be my last battle as a Nascent Soul cultivator.

My mentor’s uncle advised me to enter later to preserve the Spiral Shell Magical Combat ground for the Western Domain. Taken by a hunting thrill, I came forward early. I ask for your guidance, Daoist Lu.”

“Please also offer your guidance.” When someone was this upfront and generous, Lu Qingshan naturally responded in kind.

Seeing that both had spoken their courtesies, King Qing Mei, sensing the cultivators’ eager anticipation, swiftly activated the Mountain and Sea Pillar, wasting no time.

“This battle’s realm will be the Yellow Sand Realm.”

Two beams of Spiritual Light enveloped and swept them into the minor realm.

…

In the vast world of yellow sand, two uninvited guests arrived.

The moment Lu Qingshan and Yan Fei landed in the minor realm, they made the same move.

They rushed toward the central point of the minor realm.

For Lu Qingshan, who had been engaging in magical combat this way for six consecutive rounds, there was nothing special to mention.

As for Yan Fei, known as the “king of close combat” among those who practiced Body Cultivation, if he lacked the courage even for frontal battle, what kind of Body Cultivator would he be?

The two charged fiercely along the diametrical line centered on the central point.

In just five or six breaths of time, both saw the other’s figure,

Lu Qingshan was the first to strike.

Dragon Sparrow, Peach Blossom, and Oblivion separated from his body, and three sword lights, fiery red, emerald green, and deep blue, instantly tore through the sky and shot towards Yan Fei.

It wasn’t that he feared close combat with Yan Fei, but as a Sword Cultivator, possessing long-distance attack capabilities, why would he willingly give up his advantage?

That old saying still applied: he was supremely confident yet not reckless.

Sword Cultivators are known worldwide for their fierce combat style, but even in their fierceness, they must not lose their cool, else they’d be labeled as “brutes” like sword players from past lives.

Three Flying Swords, two fast, one slow.

The slow one was Peach Blossom, but Peach Blossom’s Indestructible Divine Ability was particularly effective against Body Cultivators, so all three Flying Swords were not to be underestimated.

However, that was under normal circumstances.

Faced with the oncoming Flying Swords, Yan Fei merely snorted coldly. An intricate momentum had already burst from within him, radiating outward.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

When the Flying Swords finally made contact with Yan Fei’s body, Lu Qingshan felt as if he was not facing a flesh and blood body, but one of metal and stone.

The three normally unstoppable Flying Swords merely pierced half an inch into Yan Fei’s skin before they could go no further, leaving behind three tiny blood spots on his chest like needle pricks.

This was one of the Primordial Intents Yan Fei had mastered: Material.

Material True Intent granted him unparalleled control over his physical body, an unmatched defensive power.

Just like annihilation to Sword Cultivators, Material True Intent was a perfect match for Body Cultivation.

“Finally seeing ‘Sword Absolute’ falter…” In front of the Zhao Wall, the cultivators watching intently all thought this simultaneously.

Nothing else but that Lu Qingshan’s previous performance with the Flying Swords had left a deep impression on them.

Seeing someone disrupt his dominance now instinctively brought them relief and excitement.

“So this is the power of a Primordial Intent,” Xue Hanfeng whispered softly from the Sword Sect side, “Lu Qingshan’s Slaughter Sword Intent is incredibly fierce, but it’s still just a higher realm intent, separated by a chasm from a Primordial Intent…”

As a fellow Sword Cultivator, he understood even better how Material True Intent countered the Flying Swords of Sword Cultivators.

“Indeed, it seems in this battle his Flying Swords will lose all their intimidation factor,” Xi Xiang also murmured to himself, but in a moment, the old Sword Cultivator’s pupils suddenly contracted slightly, “What is that?!”

Inside the minor realm.

“Primordial Intent indeed cannot be underestimated.” Lu Qingshan witnessed the ineffectiveness of the Flying Swords, and though he sighed, he was not disheartened. In less than half a breath’s time, he gathered his energy again, and three sword lights arose once more.

Under his Divine Sense control, the three sword lights aligned and shot towards Yan Fei’s chest.

Yan Fei had no hesitation and kept moving forward.

Whoosh!

The dragon sparrow that struck him in the chest did so just as Yan Fei’s previously nonchalant expression suddenly became serious.

For this time, the tip of the flying sword sent a sudden and inexplicable intent of annihilation and void.

“What is this?!”

This was the True Annihilation Intent.

The True Annihilation Intent, focused on breaking defenses, annihilates all energy, and not even the Material True Intent could easily block its penetrating power.

You have material, I have annihilation.

Lu Qingshan’s gaze was icy.

This was a confrontation of true intents.

The sudden emergence of the True Annihilation Intent annihilated part of the Material True Intent within Yan Fei’s body.

The dragon sparrow abruptly entered his body.

Luckily, Yan Fei reacted quickly, immediately using the spiritual power within his body, and contracting his muscles to forcibly squeeze the dragon sparrow out of his body. At the same time, he swiftly threw punches with both hands, and a tremendously forceful momentum emerged in his fists, resonating with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.

Yan Fei’s fists hit like sledgehammers on the incoming dragon sparrow and peach blossom.

Lu Qingshan was inwardly shocked.

In his perception, Yan Fei’s two punches seemed to gather the strength of a giant mountain, which actually directly sent the two fully-momentumed flying swords flying.

Strength True Intent!

Lu Qingshan quickly realized that this must be the second Primordial Intent that Yan Fei had mastered.

Similarly, the Strength True Intent is also a well-known Primordial Intent compatible with Body Cultivation.

For the so-called ‘strength’ can only be activated through the physical body.

Under the enhancement of the Strength True Intent, each of Yan Fei’s punches contained the power of a dragon elephant.

After temporarily blocking Lu Qingshan’s flying sword attack powered by the True Annihilation Intent, Yan Fei immediately let out a loud shout.

Instantly, a three-headed, six-armed angry Vajra Dharma Aspect appeared on his body, and with his own two arms, he had exactly eight arms.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!

Yan Fei was still barehanded, but the six arms of his Dharma Aspect wielded six types of weapons.

They were the demon-slaying sword as fast as thunder, the demon-chopping blade that distressed the spirits, the demon-binding noose that could change length and attack like a flying python, the wolf-headed heavy weapon that subdued demons, the meteor hammer with infinite power, and the fire wheel that sprayed fierce flames to scorch people.

Together with Yan Fei’s two fists imbued with the Strength True Intent, this combination was terrifying to even think about.

With the Dharma Aspect enhanced, Yan Fei’s stature also expanded slightly.

With a bang, the gray robe covering him burst apart.

In the many cultivation systems, the characteristic of Sword Cultivation is speed, thus they are often teased by Cultivators of other schools as ‘quick shooters.’

The characteristic of Body Cultivation, however, is often covering themselves with Dharma Aspects, swelling or bulging muscles, hence they are jokingly called ‘engorged men.’

At this moment, Yan Fei looked fully like an over-engorged, stimulated figure.

His visible veins bulged under his skin like Qiu dragons.

In his eight-armed Vajra form, facing the three flying swords attacking again, Yan Fei’s arms kept swinging, and his weapons even created afterimages, insulating himself perfectly.

Clang, clang, clang! Boom, boom, boom!

The continuous sounds of weapons clashing rang out.

With the True Annihilation Intent enhanced flying swords too powerful, Yan Fei could not rely solely on his physical body to withstand and had to opt to block the flying swords.

But he only had two fists, while Lu Qingshan had three flying swords. In such a standoff, there was inevitably a chance for slips.

That’s why Yan Fei directly used his own Dharma Aspect.

Eight arms blocking three swords was naturally not a problem.

Indeed, this was the case.

With the Strength True Intent’s enhancement, Yan Fei had the full capability to send Lu Qingshan’s flying swords flying.

Lu Qingshan’s eyes flickered with a cold light, watching Yan Fei, who had completed his “transformation”, and retracted the three momentarily ineffective flying swords.

The dragon sparrow, Oblivion, and Peach Blossom revolved around him, connecting in a line, resembling a shooting star.

The two stood miles apart, facing each other from a distance.